Love this framing @tressiemcphd.bsky.social data politics doesn’t happen without data economics. Central to this must also be acknowledging the immorality of personal data as a market/good. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o...

Opinion | A Reading List for Our Age of A.I. (Gift Article)

A.I. is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy.

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Launched a series on why and how we can adopt a framing of product safety for digital products today! Can product safety succeed where other governance attempts have offered partial (and often ineffective) governance? We think it can, but it will take work. www.linkedin.com/posts/lisale...

Internet Safety Labs is proud to jointly produce this two-part workshop on why and how product safety can be a better way to govern digital products. | Lisa LeVasseur

Internet Safety Labs is proud to jointly produce this two-part workshop on why and how product safety can be a better way to govern digital products.

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We are very happy that today Apple issued a patch and a security advisory. This comes following 404 Media reporting that the FBI accessed Signal message notification content via iOS despite the app being deleted.

when i explain adversarial audits, people sometimes ask me if i also do”positive” audits that confirm positive claims about vendors. i am not sure how to put it politely but that’ll doing corporate pr, which many journalists already do when they parrot what a ceo has said without critical scrutiny

ISL Exec Dir, Lisa LeVasseur's Harvard Carr-Ryan Center fellowship paper on digital product safety is out! Congrats, Lisa! @lalevasseur.bsky.social www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr...

Industry loves that the war for safer digital products is being waged on multiple disconnected fronts. It hampers accountability and makes the goal of achieving actually safe digital products more expensive and difficult. 1/3

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

We're a bit late here, but we started some research on TikTok last year and shelved it due to other priorities. For Privacy Day, in light of the announced sale of US-related TikTok assets to the new TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, we release the updated piece: internetsafetylabs.org/blog/researc...

TikTok's Real Privacy Risks - Internet Safety Labs

When lawmakers in the US began debating whether to institute a ban on TikTok, Internet Safety Labs (ISL) performed a privacy audit of the app to understand where it was sharing data. In 2025, in light...

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We love to see it! Community-created harm reduction infrastructure to contest the alarming integration of AI agents into the Windows operating system (which is currently the most reckless deployment environment) ♥️ github.com/zoicware/Rem...

GitHub - zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI: Force Remove Copilot, Recall and More in Windows 11

Force Remove Copilot, Recall and More in Windows 11 - zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI

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What fresh copilot ai hell is being once again foist upon us? all of the settings in MS Word Advanced that apply at a file level, apparently default to [the obnoxiously truthfully named? ] "AI Agent AI Spy.docx". This is exhausting.

@meredithmeredith.bsky.social and @udbhav-tiwari.bsky.social 's CCC talk was so inspiring I wrote a thing about it: internetsafetylabs.org/blog/insight...

AI Agent, AI Spy - Signal Talk from the 39th Chaos Communication Congress - Internet Safety Labs

Once again, great minds at Signal strike at the heart of impending catastrophic collapse of privacy. I love this talk from the 39th Chaos Communication Congress (December 2025) by Meredith Whittaker a...

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📣 Calling all word-nerds: we're updating our glossary of terms in our open-to-the-public Software Safety Standards Panel. We've synthesized definitions from extant AI and other laws worldwide to arrive at a clear and complete list of terms. /1

We've just refined our depiction of digital product hazards and harms. Some key takeaways: 1️⃣ There are two actors capable of inflicting harm or generating hazards when it comes to digital products: the products themselves and humans who weaponize digital products. /1

Have you checked out App Microscope yet? 🔎 App Microscope is a useful tool that displays safety labels for mobile applications, with over 1700 apps studied from our previous K-12 EdTech Safety Benchmark. Check it out here: appmicroscope.org

We’ve conducted extensive research into school tech safety & compiled a set of recommendations covering app, web, and school technology practices. Dive into more of our Privacy Recommendations for EdTech stakeholders in the link below 👇: internetsafetylabs.org/resources/re...

At Internet Safety Labs, we're committed to making the digital world a safer place. If you find our work valuable, consider supporting our mission! Your donations help us continue to provide critical insights and transparency in software safety. 👉 Donate here: internetsafetylabs.org/donate

Have you checked out App Microscope yet? 🔎 App Microscope is a useful tool that displays safety labels for mobile applications, with over 1700 apps studied from our 2 K-12 EdTech Safety Benchmark. Check it out here: appmicroscope.org

💡 Helpful Hint from ISL: If you see a "Do Not Sell My Information" on a website's homepage it means that company IS selling your data. 😬 If you're a California resident, be sure to always click on that button and do the needful. If you're NOT a California resident, at least you know there's a risk.

📣ATTENTION: EdTech Developers! The new school year is here and it's the perfect time to ensure your tech is safer for students! Dive into more of our Privacy Recommendations for EdTech stakeholders in the link below 👇: internetsafetylabs.org/resources/re...

Want to help set the standard for safer software? Join our Software Safety Standards Panel! We’re gathering experts to define and uphold essential safety standards for software. If you’re ready to dive in—this panel is for you. 🔗 Get involved here: internetsafetylabs.org/get-involved/

Get Involved - Internet Safety Labs

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Did you know that 23% percent of school apps used by K12 students include ads? 13% include retargeting ads directed at children. This is one of the many findings within our previous US EdTech Benchmark report: 🔗: internetsafetylabs.org/wp-content/u...

Did you know most school apps used by K12 students are unsafe for children? That's just the tip of the iceberg! 😬 Deep dive into our research findings in our previous US K12 EdTech Product Safety Benchmark Report: 🔗: internetsafetylabs.org/resources/re...

Although teachers may have the best intentions to exposing their young students to more technology, it also means elevated privacy risks for their students! 😬 Dive into more our research from Findings Report 3 in the link below👇: internetsafetylabs.org/resources/re....

Internet Safety Labs@internetsafetylabs.bsky.social · 11mo ago

When it comes to the average number of required apps by grade level, our research found that elementary school level children had the HIGHEST average of required/recommended apps than any other school level across the board. 😳

When it comes to the average number of required apps by grade level, our research found that elementary school level children had the HIGHEST average of required/recommended apps than any other school level across the board. 😳

These schools also had the lowest rates of providing computing devices to students at only 50% of schools. Check out more of our findings in our Findings Report 3 below. ⬇️ 🔗: internetsafetylabs.org/wp-content/u...

Internet Safety Labs@internetsafetylabs.bsky.social · 11mo ago

There’s a disparity in tech safety & support for the lowest income schools & American Indian/Alaska Native majority schools in the US. Schools within the lowest income ($20k-$39k) had the lowest % of tech vetting and the highest % of unsafe apps & digital ads, as well as apps w/ behavioral ads! 😲

There’s a disparity in tech safety & support for the lowest income schools & American Indian/Alaska Native majority schools in the US. Schools within the lowest income ($20k-$39k) had the lowest % of tech vetting and the highest % of unsafe apps & digital ads, as well as apps w/ behavioral ads! 😲

If you find our work valuable, consider supporting our mission! Your donations help us continue to provide critical insights and transparency in software safety. Every contribution makes a difference! 🤝 👉 Donate here: internetsafetylabs.org/donate

Internet Safety Labs@internetsafetylabs.bsky.social · 11mo ago

At Internet Safety Labs, we're committed to making the digital world a safer place. Whether you're looking to deepen your understanding of software safety or find practical tools for your advocacy work, we have a plethora of research tools that can help: internetsafetylabs.org/resources/

At Internet Safety Labs, we're committed to making the digital world a safer place. Whether you're looking to deepen your understanding of software safety or find practical tools for your advocacy work, we have a plethora of research tools that can help: internetsafetylabs.org/resources/

Have you checked out App Microscope yet? App Microscope is a useful tool that displays safety labels for mobile applications, with over 1700 apps studied from our previous K-12 EdTech Safety Benchmark. Check it out here: appmicroscope.org

ChatGPT’s anthropomorphism, sycophancy, & deception are intentional design choices made by OpenAI to maximize user engagement. Adam Raine’s tragic death illustrates the human cost and underscores the need for accountability and liability in AI. centerforhumanetechnology.substack.com/p/how-openai...

How OpenAI's ChatGPT Guided a Teen to His Death

With CHT's Policy Director Camille Carlton

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